Dez

Found a love of the markets while in the US military, obtaining degrees in Finance and Economics after service. Currently working in management within the Stock Brokerage industry, leading a team primarily focused in Derivatives and Risk Management. Found Bitcoin in 2011 and fell in love with the tech. Then found Solana in 2021, immediately identifying the scalability, and decided to build here.

TomQH

Holds a Computer Science degree from Cambridge University, and has been working in traditional finance for over 25 years in various senior management positions in top tier banks. He currently works for a global bank based in London, and has run large teams and organizations during his career. He has a well diversified portfolio of investments across all asset classes, most recently including crypto and NFTs since 2020.

Funcracker

Studied Computer Science at the University of Utrecht (NL) before enrolling in their Master's programme "Geometry, Imaging and Virtual Environments (GIVE)". He is a lifelong gamer, who really always wanted to become a game developer up until the moment where he become a well-paid web-developer. Was a guild leader in World of Warcraft for multiple years, and had similar roles in various mobile MMO-like games. Found Solana & Star Atlas in early 2021, and went on to co-found Aephia Industries, one of the very first Star Atlas DACs (or guild).

Brutus

Started out in early 2000 as an Industrial Designer with a wireless audio and video game peripheral firm, where hours of 'testing' was a weekly requirement. A genuinely work hard, play hard culture even if it was a bit FPS heavy for an RPG/RTS gamer. Later, shifted into graphic design, mapping and visualizations for urban design. Launched into crypto in 2021 by helping a colleague with a token whitepaper. Shortly after was intrigued by the potential for digital asset ownership in blockchain gaming and found Star Atlas, which was also an introduction to Solana.

TomQH

Holds a Computer Science degree from Cambridge University, and has been working in traditional finance for over 25 years in various senior management positions in top tier banks. He currently works for a global bank based in London, and has run large teams and organizations during his career. He has a well diversified portfolio of investments across all asset classes, most recently including crypto and NFTs since 2020.

Mantabowl

Is an Industrial Engineer and Businessman. Started his career in investment banking and has a strong background in investing, financial analysis, and valuations. He has been in crypto since 2018, introduced to Solana through Star Atlas. A self-professed NFT Degen, he focuses mainly on ETH and Solana.

Tykken

Is an early crypto trader/investor, having begun his journey purchasing 11 BTC in 2011, only to sell too early for $2k. He is a hardcore gamer, which brought him to Solana through Star Atlas. He boasts an expansive network within the Venture Capital realm, deeply rooted in both alpha communities and numerous Venture Capital firms. He is renowned for bringing VC and Seed round opportunities to the group, most notably an $800k Aephia funding raise for the Myria node pre-sale. He is an expert on Tokenomics and Project Valuation.

Inevitable

Is an experienced entrepreneur and advisor, having built multiple web and SaaS solutions, and an award-winning FPS game. Background in banking/TradFi, nowadays charts and technical analysis. Focused on product, growth, and creating experiences that spark joy.

Mantabowl

Is an Industrial Engineer and Businessman. Started his career in investment banking and has a strong background in investing, financial analysis, and valuations. He has been in crypto since 2018, introduced to Solana through Star Atlas. A self-professed NFT Degen, he focuses mainly on ETH and Solana.

Machete

Is a long time gamer and structural engineering student. Star Atlas and Aephia were his first ventures into Web3 in early 2022, and he is passionate about quality community and discord security.

Yossy

Is a professional joker in Aephia's discord in his free time. Got into crypto in early-2021 when he found Solana and Star Atlas. Joined Aephia shortly after and fell in love.